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me.
“Ah, no. I haven’t . That’d be great. I’m going to go now.”
“Shelby, no! Stay on the—”
But I’d already hung up. Feeling a little better, knowing help in all his glory was on its way. I relaxed into the wall. That’s when I heard a twig snap outside. I jumped and stifled the yelp I’d nearly let slip. I sidled over to the closest window and slowly looked outside.
The man walked around the other side of my trailer and paused in the middle of my driveway. He stopped and just stared at my front door. He stood there for probably ten minutes. The waning moon was bright, but the man was backlit so I couldn’t make out any of his features. I did, however, see the light glint off of a gun. Probably a .22 , I thought to myself, but mine’s bigger.
I heard him before I saw him. The deep, visceral growl raised the hair on the back of my neck as I watched my wolf pad into the moonlight. Erie green light shone from his eyes where the moonlight reflected off of them. His grey fur looked like silver and it undulated over his massive shoulders as he stalked toward the man.
Whoever the man was, he must not have heard the warning because he didn’t turn to face the beast until the wolf was a mere three feet away. The man spun around to face him, his gun leveled at its head. The wolf’s rumble grew louder and its shoulders crouched down a hair. My breath hitched. Something in my heart gave, and I decided I didn’t want to see that beautiful animal die in front of me.
With the man’s focus on the wolf, I opened my front door as slowly as I could. Luckily, the screen had been on my to-do list, so it had a fresh coat of WD-40, swinging open like a dream. I stepped through the door gun drawn and I could hear the man whispering.
“Down doggie, good doggie.” This guy is an idiot , I thought to myself as I crept up a little closer to him, pistol trained on his chest. The wolf’s glare might have shifted to me for an instant, I wasn’t sure, but his growl grew even louder still and he moved forward. I took the opportunity and spoke up.
“If you don’t put that gun down right now you’re going to have a few extra holes in you, and I promise they won’t be the fun kind.” As soon as I spoke, he whirled his arm around. Not hesitating, I squeezed off a round into his right shoulder just as the wolf barreled into him and knocked the man to the ground.
He scrambled to his feet again after aiming a kick at the wolf’s head and took off into the shadows. His gun had landed a few feet away when he’d fallen, but he didn’t stop to collect it as he ran.
Unfortunately, the laws in California are such that shooting an unarmed man in the back is frowned upon, so I let him run. I knelt down by the wolf and gave it a big hug. I rubbed my face in its fur, it smelled of the forest and campfires. It didn’t resist, but when headlights came down my driveway it pulled itself loose and bolted. Disappointed at losing my new hero, I sat there as the sheriff car pulled up in front of me.
“What the hell, Shelby? Why are you out here? Cash called in about a trespasser outside your trailer.” Tyler slammed the car door and he and the sheriff strode up to me. I nodded and motioned toward the stranger’s gun.
“Yeah, he was out here. I tried to surprise him, but he pulled that gun on me. So I shot him and he ran.”
I was amazed at how steady my voice sounded since I had started to shake. A strange man had pointed a gun at me; I think I’m entitled to shake a little. I nodded an agreement to myself while Tyler gave out a strangled cry.
“ You did what? ”
“You know, that’s kinda funny. Your wife asked me the very same thing earlier today.” I laughed a little on the hysterical side.
“Oh hell, Shelby,” said Ty sadly. “You’re coming home with me tonight. Jesse will kick my ass if I left you here alone after this. Go inside and pack some stuff while we deal with this outside.”
I nodded and stood, and
“Ah, no. I haven’t . That’d be great. I’m going to go now.”
“Shelby, no! Stay on the—”
But I’d already hung up. Feeling a little better, knowing help in all his glory was on its way. I relaxed into the wall. That’s when I heard a twig snap outside. I jumped and stifled the yelp I’d nearly let slip. I sidled over to the closest window and slowly looked outside.
The man walked around the other side of my trailer and paused in the middle of my driveway. He stopped and just stared at my front door. He stood there for probably ten minutes. The waning moon was bright, but the man was backlit so I couldn’t make out any of his features. I did, however, see the light glint off of a gun. Probably a .22 , I thought to myself, but mine’s bigger.
I heard him before I saw him. The deep, visceral growl raised the hair on the back of my neck as I watched my wolf pad into the moonlight. Erie green light shone from his eyes where the moonlight reflected off of them. His grey fur looked like silver and it undulated over his massive shoulders as he stalked toward the man.
Whoever the man was, he must not have heard the warning because he didn’t turn to face the beast until the wolf was a mere three feet away. The man spun around to face him, his gun leveled at its head. The wolf’s rumble grew louder and its shoulders crouched down a hair. My breath hitched. Something in my heart gave, and I decided I didn’t want to see that beautiful animal die in front of me.
With the man’s focus on the wolf, I opened my front door as slowly as I could. Luckily, the screen had been on my to-do list, so it had a fresh coat of WD-40, swinging open like a dream. I stepped through the door gun drawn and I could hear the man whispering.
“Down doggie, good doggie.” This guy is an idiot , I thought to myself as I crept up a little closer to him, pistol trained on his chest. The wolf’s glare might have shifted to me for an instant, I wasn’t sure, but his growl grew even louder still and he moved forward. I took the opportunity and spoke up.
“If you don’t put that gun down right now you’re going to have a few extra holes in you, and I promise they won’t be the fun kind.” As soon as I spoke, he whirled his arm around. Not hesitating, I squeezed off a round into his right shoulder just as the wolf barreled into him and knocked the man to the ground.
He scrambled to his feet again after aiming a kick at the wolf’s head and took off into the shadows. His gun had landed a few feet away when he’d fallen, but he didn’t stop to collect it as he ran.
Unfortunately, the laws in California are such that shooting an unarmed man in the back is frowned upon, so I let him run. I knelt down by the wolf and gave it a big hug. I rubbed my face in its fur, it smelled of the forest and campfires. It didn’t resist, but when headlights came down my driveway it pulled itself loose and bolted. Disappointed at losing my new hero, I sat there as the sheriff car pulled up in front of me.
“What the hell, Shelby? Why are you out here? Cash called in about a trespasser outside your trailer.” Tyler slammed the car door and he and the sheriff strode up to me. I nodded and motioned toward the stranger’s gun.
“Yeah, he was out here. I tried to surprise him, but he pulled that gun on me. So I shot him and he ran.”
I was amazed at how steady my voice sounded since I had started to shake. A strange man had pointed a gun at me; I think I’m entitled to shake a little. I nodded an agreement to myself while Tyler gave out a strangled cry.
“ You did what? ”
“You know, that’s kinda funny. Your wife asked me the very same thing earlier today.” I laughed a little on the hysterical side.
“Oh hell, Shelby,” said Ty sadly. “You’re coming home with me tonight. Jesse will kick my ass if I left you here alone after this. Go inside and pack some stuff while we deal with this outside.”
I nodded and stood, and
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